Theoretical Framework (IN: Suicide, Assessment and Intervention, ed. by C L Hatton and S M Valente)

This chapter identifies terms, clarifies misconceptions & offers a view of the suididal person’s experience. The difficulty of defining suicide is discussed & the psychology of suicide is presented from the perspective of depression. Headings include theory of depression, the experience of depression, depression & grief, abandonment depression, communication of depression, masked depression & experiences within the depressive state. The role of the caregiver is emphasized. 33 refs. (LH)